Watch: Leona Lewis in awkward Xtra Factor interview

Was Leona right to refuse to sing for Rita Hayek?

The Voice may not be on until later, but we've got an awkward moment for you anyway. Leona Lewis created car-crash television during an interview on The Xtra Factor Arabia last night.

Leona had performed on The X Factor and joined Xtra Factor host Rita Hayek for a post-show interview. And while the two enjoyed a pleasant – if fairly dull – conversation, the interview took a nosedive when Rita asked Leona to give an a cappella performance for fans.

"Thank you, Leona. You were glowing on stage tonight. We wanna hear something special before you leave the Xtra Factor studio tonight."

Lewis replied: "Oh, I didn't know I was going to sing."

Host Rita Hayek then asked Leona to sing again: "Something very brief. Something special for the Xtra Factor contestants."

But Leona wasn't having any of it and replied with: "I didn't prepare anything."

Hayek asked for a final time, saying: "You don't have anything in mind to..."

Leona then abruptly said: "Eek... No."

And in the words of HG Wells: abruptly, the sound ceased. The interview ended quickly after that.

What do you think of Leona's response to the request? Was she being a diva and being awkward for the sake of it? Or was she right to shoot down the interviewer? Does any of this even matter? Probably not.